On the mohs scale of hardness a moissanite measures in at 9 25 while a diamond has a score of 10 the maximum on the scale.
Moissanite compared to diamond.
Classic moissanite has a yellowish or brownish color often compared to j through m color diamond.
This range works best with yellow gold or rose gold settings and vintage styles.
Moissanite reflects light very well and is actually more brilliant than a diamond.
In addition moissanite has a higher dispersion than a diamond too.
Custom cut moissanite photo by irish is irish.
Moissanite is a rare naturally occurring mineral with various crystalline polymorphs although it is now possible to manufacture moissanite in factories making it ten times less expensive than diamond.
So in addition to your moissanite giving off more white sparkle it will actually reflect more colored sparkle fire too.
Even with a slight difference in hardness don t think moissanite isn t tough.
Moissanite has a high refractive index and is hence much more brilliant as well as iridescent as compared to a diamond.
The scale ranges from 1 as the softest to 10 as the hardest.
The mohs scale is used to measure a gemstone s hardness or in other words its durability.